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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Xanthosia ciliata Hook.

Reference
Icon.Pl. 8:Tab.726 (1845)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Low spreading shrub, 0.05-0.25 m high, leaves simple, linear; umbels usually compound; petals equal to the sepals. Fl. yellow-green/cream/white, Oct to Dec or Jan. Lateritic soils, white/grey sand, clay.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 November 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Busselton, Capel, Carnamah, Chittering, Claremont, Collie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Kalamunda, Mundaring, Nannup, Northam, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wandering, Waroona, West Arthur, Woodanilling, York.